2019 Garage Sale Thread

NJ Marty · Jun 17, 2019

Private Lugnutz said:
My hunch is it was a wartime military repack (often put away for long term storage in preservative), then surplus, and never used since then. I've found several tools and midget socket sets in that condition. If the pieces have wartime codes, I'd put money on it. And yeah, that decal makes that a very special set. Nice find, Marty!

I think you are correct as there was other wartime items there. I will have to check the date codes.

Provincial · Jun 17, 2019

More sales on Saturday. Late start meant I must have missed some good stuff, but the dregs yielded these items:

Photo 1: Sale #2 -
Wells #50 Pipe Die Stock with 3/4" die. 29" long!
Jar/Can Opener. Advertising item from an earlier time.

Photo 2:
Detail of Jar Opener

Photo 3: Sale #3 $3.00 total
Tonka dump truck (for a friend that collects these)
Measuring cup with chipped spout (for herbicide mixing)

Photo 4: Sale #4: $3.00 total
Proto #9704 screwdriver
3/4" ball valve (new)
Millers Falls #8004 box with Circle CC #251 adjustable bit and second cutter

wrenchguy · Jun 17, 2019

Stuff from tri-chevy meet and show.
Nichols 18"x24" square for 18" collection. $1.

Heres a clue on how to tell if ur vintage square was originally a 18"er.

Paired up with 18 1/2" x 8 1/2" marking square.

CG Siewers, Cincinnati, Warranted. Marking square, no numbers indicated on the blade. $1.

Owners mark.

Keyhole saws. $1.

3 Williams and 1 Caterpillar/Billings wrenches. The 683 williams is my 1st wild find for "The Board". 4 wrenches 4$, guy didn't know me.

Cream separator 2 hand crank and i guess hydrant wrench. $3.

This seller wanted out of the swap by 11am and giving great stuff away. There was a huge crowd around and at 10 am he sold the rest to highest bidder. $225 bought it and he went to a graduation.

NJ Marty · Jun 18, 2019

I went through the other Snap On box I got over the weekend and grabbed all the small SO stuff and found the missing pieces to the 9/32 set. It was a one day grab what you can all must be gone sale. The large Snap On box set me back maybe $10. Hard to tell exact price as I had a large pile and dropped less than a hundred dollars.

bmwrd0 · Jun 18, 2019

Dang Marty, there is some nice stuff in there.

white91formula · Jun 18, 2019

Figures after years of searching for these another set pops up right after i bought some and these are in better shape. Now i got 2 sets. Missing the P3 but thats ok. I need help

toolfool1994 · Jun 18, 2019

Pawn shop finds from my lunch break today.

Lufkin W926 6ft tape
Plomb 5426 13/16” socket
OTC No. S116 1/2” socket
Thorsen 626 13/16” deep well socket
Early Harley Davidson chain breaker(incomplete)
McKaig-Hatch 7/16 & 3/8 DOE
Westline 11/16 & 19/32 DOE

Private Lugnutz · Jun 19, 2019

toolfool1994 said:
Early Harley Davidson chain breaker(incomplete)

But you have the marked piece!

Nice find.

Michael_in_DE · Jun 19, 2019

I finally got to be THAT guy. You know the guy. He's the guy we all hate. We get to a sale and find one or two awesome pieces and ask do you have any more of this?

I did. I had a guy come by earlier and he bought a bunch of stuff.

Yep, that was finally me.

Almost all Snap-on with a few Mac, and the Lincoln. $40 for all. Woo Hoo!

Michael_in_DE · Jun 19, 2019

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emeraldcoupe · Jun 19, 2019

Michael_in_DE said:
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let me be the first to say YOU **** :beer:

Boofer · Jun 19, 2019

You ARE that guy. That guy that *****!

Nice score.

youinreverse · Jun 19, 2019

Nice score! You ****

Outlawmws · Jun 19, 2019

Didn't see what you paid first pass (I was about to ask how much we should hate you) - Yep, Suckage deserved!

Motorman55 · Jun 19, 2019

Picked up a nice vintage Romer helmet today.

I did a quick clean up for the pics. Its in pretty good shape. I'll give it a better cleaning overall with good conditioning of the leather.

Now to find a pair of nice vintage Mooneyes water slide decal.

JABgj · Jun 19, 2019

My name is Michael and I ****. Well done sir.

alinc100 · Jun 20, 2019

Hit 4 sales today,2 were zero in my basket 1 was quick and close and the last one was very well advertised,well pictured and crowded.I waited 2 hours just to get in,the homeowner had a massive collection of woodworking tools ,it was worth the ordeal just to look. Ended up with a few items from the first sale ,others from the big sale. Got out cheap but was a fullday to get it done.

misterbill · Jun 20, 2019

Picked up an eclectic handful of little wrenches today.

Barcalo 3/8” combo
Snap-on 11/32 combo
BluePoint S1416 DOE 7/16” x 1/2”

Vulcan/Williams M1023T DOE 8mm x 11mm
EDIT: Cleaned up photos here: Lets see some Vulcan tools!

Williams 1112 3/16” DOE ignition wrench

Billings 5B780 3/8” x 5/16” DOE (were these made for CAT?)
EDIT: Closeups of cleaned CAT wrench in Vintage Caterpillar tools

Plomb pebble 7/16” combo 1214
Bonney 662D s-wrench (FO or FQ date code)
Vlchek (at first I thought it was the Bonney shield) 3/8” x 7/16” (??? no markings) DOE

EDIT: Fooled again Thought it was a Bonney but turned out to be a Vlchek #24 DOE wrench

Williams check nut DOE 625 1/4” x 5/16”
EDIT: Scrubbed up here: Check nut wrench

Armstrong 13/32” x 5/16 #21 DOE
Williams DOE 3/16 x 1/8 (USS sizes, #21)
Williams #702 9/16” engineers wrench

Not sure about the vintage of everything that I brought home other than they're old. Curious to see what they look like after a thorough cleaning.

Bill

BFBOB · Jun 20, 2019

Michael_in_DE said:
I finally got to be THAT guy. You know the guy. He's the guy we all hate. We get to a sale and find one or two awesome pieces and ask do you have any more of this?

I did. I had a guy come by earlier and he bought a bunch of stuff.

Yep, that was finally me.

Almost all Snap-on with a few Mac, and the Lincoln. $40 for all. Woo Hoo!

I'd have offered him $25.

JUST KIDDING - yea, thou dost verily ****!! :beer:

wrenchguy · Jun 20, 2019

Went to a engine show and swap last week and picked a case of 6 military surplus searchlight bulbs. 25 volt, 2500 watt. Can't figure out when the 166 cases were shipped to Ft. Belvior. After May 1963 I guess.

Short daylight video lighting 4 of them up to 25 volts.

Short pitch dark video lighting 4 up.

label.

another label.

bmwrd0 · Jun 20, 2019

So, I finally figured out what I did with my phone last week, and can show you what I picked up at a car show on Sunday.

4" Lufkin square, Snap-on long handle 1/2 ratchet (that had been painted silver), Diamond round nose pliers, 1" pully, Plomb and MAC drivers, Starrett scale, Proto LA socket, and a Blue Point obstruction wrench.
Also, an apology to Provincial for missing his text.

Provincial · Jun 20, 2019

I had time for one sale on the way to work today. I got there a little early, and people were pouring in! I found these three items pretty quicklyl, and didn't try to haggle on the price.

United Delco Caliper "Red Phone Service" made in Italy
Millers Falls No. 1408 sliding bevel square "Buck Rogers" style
Proto #1424 Finishing Hammer (for body work)

Outlawmws · Jun 21, 2019

BMW, you can't leave us hanging on the lost phone story! :see:

Jack84 · Jun 21, 2019

Picked up this little fella.

bmwrd0 · Jun 21, 2019

Outlawmws said:
BMW, you can't leave us hanging on the lost phone story!

Oh, I just set it down in an odd part of my basement with a dead battery. So, I couldn't call it to get it to ring and it wasn't where I normally put it when I get home. The Law of Flat Surfaces. I will set anything in my hands on the nearest spot absentmindedly. There is a shelf over my washer and dryer made of white MDF and my phone has a white body. I was working on my dryer earlier this week and there you go.

BlueBomber · Jun 21, 2019

Good luck this weekend, folks! I'm down on Cape Cod for my daughter's graduation from Massachusetts Maritime Academy. No nearby sales this weekend and the local flea market and Salvation Army were a bust this morning. I'm also booked with activities for the next several weekends, so I'll have to live vicariously through you all unless something good drops into my lap.

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Magnum440d100 · Jun 21, 2019

Helping a friend work on his car.

Earlier today, he went to the pick a part, and I stayed home to do yardwork and do my own thing...

Anyway, he texts me “I’m home” so I go down there.

Working on the car, he says “hey! I have something you like.”

Then he hands me this screwdriver. He found it in the pick a part..

“You know I don’t like expensive tools” he tells me....

So yeah...

Provincial · Jun 21, 2019

Good day at the Antique Powerland swap meet. I got there fairly early, and saw Oregon rock crusher soon after. Nice weather, dry, sunny, and not too hot. Plenty of vendors with interesting stuff, and prices were not too bad on some of it.

Photo 1 - the P&C
2228 DBE 3/4x7/8
2722 11/16 combo
2716 1/2 combo
2818 DOE 1/2x9/16
1806 6" pipe wrench (very cute!)
1/2 drive sockets, 1" deep and standard.
3/8 screwdriver socket

Photo 2 - the Proto
Allen sockets 5/16XL and 7/32. 3/4 swivel.
5449 Long 1/2 ratchet

Photo 3 - Mixed wrenches
Walden Worchester 2718 9/16 T-handle socket
Williams B52 3/8 ratchet
Thorsen V 3/4 combo
Powr Kraft 1/2 combo
Plomb 1214 7/16 combo
Bonney E24 DOE electrical 9/32x5/16

Photo 4 - The $1.00 items
Drill index 1/16 - 1/2 with a few drill bits
12" long 1/4" drill bit
Pilot bit for a hole saw (new)
1/2" pipe ****** extractor (USA)
Air chuck
Snap-On FX-1 3/8 short extension
1/2 drive to 11/16 male square socket
5/16 deep impact socket
bag of insulating washers for 1/4" stud
6 carbide burrs, 1/4" shank by 7/32" ball end
10 each, 1/2" black iron pipe street elbows ($2.00 for all) for my shop air lines.
Plumb 12 oz. ball pein hammer. Marked "U.S."

Photo 6 - close-up of the Plomb markings

More to follow! :bounce:

Provincial · Jun 21, 2019

Continuing the Powerland Swap Meet report:

Photos 1,2, and 3 - Craftsman #5 size plane. Geometric C era. I got this for my niece, who has a project that needs it.

Photo 4 - Milwaukee cordless power tools.

2663-20 1/2" impact wrench
2457-20 3/8" ratchet

These are the previous generation with brush-type motors. They were given by Milwaukee to a youth education program, and saw little use. Proceeds of the sale go to support the program. I paid $25.00 each for them.

3baygarage · Jun 22, 2019

Believe it or not I picked my own garage today. The old garage, that is. Enter at your own risk style, it’s literally crumbling and collapsing. No working doors. I don’t expect it to last another winter.

I went in for one thing and one thing only, which I found after a bit of a search. Then it turned into a rescue mission to save and relocate as many hand tools as I could. I know it sounds strange, but it’s either that or let them go. Ended up gathering about 8 cardboard boxes full of sockets, ratchets, wrenches, socket sets, etc.. Still trying to determine what to do with other stuff.

Anyway, almost all of this has never seen GJ, as it was picked up 10-15 years ago.

Did you guys know I had Craftsman BT ratchet hiding in there all this time, because I sure as heck didn’t know. :dunno:

Also found four 4” adjustables I had no clue were in there.

Wait till you guys see a Bonney piece that was forgotten in there too. Been so long I didn’t remember it existed! Having some pic trouble but here are a few anyway.